This afternoon while Beth watched Princess Diaries again, I watched 21 grams in the ‘new room’.

At first I was confused and quite uncertain as the director took us back and forth in history with no apparant logical order. After a while things started to fall into place and I thought the direction was both imaginative and skilfull.

Many great quotes and examples in this film. The deepest:

How many lives do we live?
How many times do we die?
They say we all lose 21 grams… at the exact moment of our death.
Everyone.
And how much fits into 21 grams?
How much is lost?
When do we lose 21 grams?
How much goes with them?
How much is gained?
How much is gained?
Twenty-one grams.
The weight of a stack of five nickels.
The weight of a hummingbird.
A chocolate bar.
How much did 21 grams weigh?

I’ve been at college too long already as I want to say ‘discuss’ at the end of that. Anyone fancy meeting in a pub to do just that? How much fits into 21 grams?

Tonight I’m off to see Munich with Sheena (I just love Orange 241). No doubt the mastery of Spielberg will bring me close to tears and amazement as we watch.